Roads are pretty spiritual things. I like maps and roads. Sometimes, I just want to get on a road and drive it to see where it ends up - especially US Highways or Interstates. I mean, just stand on an Interstate and think that it will go past a variety of landforms and through many … Continue reading Get In the Way
Author: oliveswan
Burning Muscles and Aching Heart
I had never heard of Ride for Refuge before last year, but bike riding and a chance to raise money for a good cause? Sign me up! In a fit of over-inflated self-confidence, I signed up for the 30-mile distance, the longest distance I had biked in 13 years. (I wish these fits were rarer.) Let … Continue reading Burning Muscles and Aching Heart
Light to Our Path
"You know that you have a headlight out," my brother stated, pointing to my car's left headlight. Relief flooded me. For months, I hated driving in the dark because I was beginning to deal with early-onset night vision problems. My depth perception at night was out of whack and it was difficult to know where … Continue reading Light to Our Path
The A-way Team
"I know how you feel now being so far from your sports teams," my friend sympathized with me while we passed each other in the hall the other day. She was referring to the fact that we live in Chicago, but I am an unrepentant fan of Pittsburgh sports teams (and she is a fan … Continue reading The A-way Team
Sweating It Out
Biking.I love it. Exhausting, exhilarating, exhumable. Wait, I don't even think that's a word. Anyway, it's my favorite low impact activity.Last year, I spent a lot of time biking and one of the places to bike was a path near work. This wasn't one of those rails-to-trails paths. (You can read how I feel about … Continue reading Sweating It Out
what MA-tters
Last year something very special happened in our family. After years of waiting, my mother finally became a grandmother when my sister and her husband gave birth to the absolute cutest and most precious baby in the entire world. Yes, I am biased. No, I am not ashamed of that fact. Unfortunately, I live several … Continue reading what MA-tters
Identity Theft
In my last post, I posted about the importance of names. This post is the flip side of the coin. Names are important, because names identify us. Identities are precious to us, and Satan knows this. Satan is the first great identity thief. To Eve, he created an identity of an untrustworthy God, leading Eve … Continue reading Identity Theft
Fruit from the Olive Tree 